Chezal-Benoît

Chezal-Benoît (French pronunciation: [ʃəzal bənwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Chezal-Benoît
Commune
The church in Chezal-Benoît
Location of Chezal-Benoît
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Coordinates: 46°49′40″N 2°06′54″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Intercommunality	Pays d'Issoudun
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Lebrero[1]
Area 1	46.46 km2 (17.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	782
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18065 /18160
Elevation	137–187 m (449–614 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Mouzet, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D18 with the D65 and the D115 roads. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,436	—
1968	1,526	+6.3%
1975	1,447	−5.2%
1982	1,315	−9.1%
1990	1,212	−7.8%
1999	977	−19.4%
2008	866	−11.4%

Sights

• The abbey church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• A windmill.
• Other buildings from the Benedictine abbey.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.